Tuesday’s OneSoccer Player & Pundit Hangout session saw former Canadian international Iain Hume join the show to discuss his vast travels during his playing career. Hume chatted with OneSoccer hosts Asa Rehman, Kurt Larson, and Oliver Platt about retiring as a player — "nothing’s official," he confirmed — and how he is looking to move from his home in Scotland back to Canada and get into coaching. "It looks like the playing days are over," said Hume, who had six goals in 46 caps for Canada from 2013 to 2016. He later added: "I’ve not hung them up officially. I think it’s the most official 'unofficial retirement' ever because I’ve been out of it for a year now. I’m 36 years old and although I’m not 100 per cent fit, I still think I have a lot to offer, but if it doesn’t come, I’ve accepted the fact that it’s nearly done." To watch the OneSoccer’s Player & Pundit Hangout with Iain Hume in full, click here. Hume was also asked by OneSoccer why he never signed with an MLS or a CPL team during his career. "I don’t know why (it) never materialized. There was always whispers. I’ve wanted to move to MLS, especially with Toronto, for the last five or six years," Hume admitted. "It came up last year with the CPL. I made myself available to people, speaking to agents and clubs. … (One CPL team) made an offer … and then it fell through last minute." Hume expressed frustrations with York9 FC, Forge FC and Valour FC — clubs that he contacted about playing opportunities in 2020, but never heard back from in any substantive way. "I was so frustrated, and kind of hurt, to be honest. … I was hell-bent on finishing my career at home," Hume said. Hume and the OneSoccer pundits went on to discuss a number of other topics, including how he’s been dealing with the current period of self-isolation, his time playing in the Indian Super League, his thoughts on the 2019 CPL season, his experiences with the Canadian national team and much more. "I’m one of the most proud national team players you’ll ever meet… But I think I could have and probably should have done a lot more with the national team," Hume offered. "Looking back, I wish I’d have played a lot more because the (club) level I was playing at, I think I was more than capable of playing more games (for Canada), and starting games. Even when I was involved, I sat on the bench quite a lot watching games when I knew I could have done a lot more. "But, hey, every time I pulled on the jersey it was always an honour, and playing for my country was the pinnacle of my career." Subscribe to OneSoccer’s YouTube channel for more.

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